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WILLIAM SHAKESPEAREWILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

William Shakespeare (baptized 26 William Shakespeare (baptized 26 April 1564; died 23 April 1616)was an April 1564; died 23 April 1616)was an English poet and playwright, widely English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist.He is often pre-eminent dramatist.He is often called England's national poet and called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon".His surviving the "Bard of Avon".His surviving works, including some collaborations, works, including some collaborations, consist of about 38 plays,154 consist of about 38 plays,154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, sonnets, two long narrative poems, and several other poems. His plays and several other poems. His plays have been translated into every have been translated into every major living language and are major living language and are performed more often than those of performed more often than those of any other playwrightany other playwright..

All the world's a stage,All the world's a stage,And all the men and women merely players, And all the men and women merely players, They have their exits and entrances,They have their exits and entrances,And one man in his time plays many parts,And one man in his time plays many parts,His acts being seven ages. His acts being seven ages.

At first the infant,At first the infant,

Mewling and puking in the nurse's arms.Mewling and puking in the nurse's arms.Then, the whining schoolboy with his satchelThen, the whining schoolboy with his satchelAnd shining morning face, creeping like snailAnd shining morning face, creeping like snailUnwillingly to school. And then the lover,Unwillingly to school. And then the lover,Sighing like furnace, with a woeful balladSighing like furnace, with a woeful balladMade to his mistress' eyebrow. Made to his mistress' eyebrow.

The sixth age shiftsThe sixth age shiftsInto the lean and slipper'd pantaloon,Into the lean and slipper'd pantaloon,With spectacles on nose, and pouch on With spectacles on nose, and pouch on side,side,His youthful hose well sav'd, a world too His youthful hose well sav'd, a world too wide,wide,For his shrunk shank, and his big manly For his shrunk shank, and his big manly voice,voice,Turning again towards childish treble, Turning again towards childish treble, pipespipesAnd whistles in his sound. And whistles in his sound.

Last scene of all,Last scene of all,That ends this strange eventful history,That ends this strange eventful history,Is second childishness and mere oblivion,Is second childishness and mere oblivion,Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything.everything.

The Seven Ages of Man’ is taken The Seven Ages of Man’ is taken from William Shakespeare’s from William Shakespeare’s famous play, ‘As You Like It’ (Act-famous play, ‘As You Like It’ (Act-II, Scene-VII), describes the seven II, Scene-VII), describes the seven phases in a man’s life-from phases in a man’s life-from childhood to old age. The world is childhood to old age. The world is but a global stage and all men and but a global stage and all men and women presented here are mere women presented here are mere puppets in the hands of destiny. puppets in the hands of destiny. Just like the infrastructures of a Just like the infrastructures of a stage, the world has its own stage, the world has its own entrances and exits. Every man in entrances and exits. Every man in his full lifetime has many parts to his full lifetime has many parts to play. His total number of acts in play. His total number of acts in his lifetime is the seven ages. his lifetime is the seven ages.                                 

The first and foremost act of every human The first and foremost act of every human being is the stage of infancy, where he being is the stage of infancy, where he makes his presence felt by crying at the makes his presence felt by crying at the top of his voice and many a times vomiting top of his voice and many a times vomiting any food or drink that is repulsive, at the any food or drink that is repulsive, at the nursing arms of his mother. This period nursing arms of his mother. This period normally last till four years normally last till four years of age. of age.

The second stage is the ‘whining’ The second stage is the ‘whining’ schoolboy where he learns to utter a schoolboy where he learns to utter a plaintive, high-pitched, protracted plaintive, high-pitched, protracted sound, as in pain, fear, supplication, sound, as in pain, fear, supplication, or complaint. His shiny morning face or complaint. His shiny morning face and his satchel; a small bag, and his satchel; a small bag, sometimes with a shoulder strap; he sometimes with a shoulder strap; he creeps like a snail and not willing to creeps like a snail and not willing to go to school.go to school.

The third stage is his early youth, the The third stage is his early youth, the peak of love and high romance. He peak of love and high romance. He sighs like a burning furnace and sings sighs like a burning furnace and sings the sad ballads of romance; full of the sad ballads of romance; full of woe; affected with, characterized by, woe; affected with, characterized by, or indicating woe: woeful melodies; to or indicating woe: woeful melodies; to impress his lover’s heart. The impress his lover’s heart. The impression of her reply can be seen impression of her reply can be seen in her eyebrows. in her eyebrows.

                

The fourth stage is that of a soldier The fourth stage is that of a soldier where life if full of obligations, where life if full of obligations, commitments, compliances, oaths commitments, compliances, oaths and vows.  His beard is like a leopard and vows.  His beard is like a leopard or panther. He endlessly fights for his or panther. He endlessly fights for his honor, a full presence of mind which honor, a full presence of mind which is sudden and quick in quarrel and a is sudden and quick in quarrel and a heart to maintain a dignified heart to maintain a dignified reputation.reputation.

The fifth stage is the adult-hood where a The fifth stage is the adult-hood where a man tries to live a fair and justified life. His man tries to live a fair and justified life. His belly becomes bigger than normal. He is belly becomes bigger than normal. He is conscious about his diet and consumes a conscious about his diet and consumes a good intake of ‘capon’; a cockerel castrated good intake of ‘capon’; a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food. His to improve the flesh for use as food. His eyes are severe with seriousness and his eyes are severe with seriousness and his beard is leveled to a formal cut. He is to beard is leveled to a formal cut. He is to take a lot of correct decisions to keep up take a lot of correct decisions to keep up with the ever changing times. So this stage with the ever changing times. So this stage is the most powerful stage in lifeis the most powerful stage in life..

The sixth stage is the middle-age. Here is where he prepares himself for the next level in life i.e. old age. He learns to relax from the hustles of life. His strength begins to weaken and spends more time within the roof of his house. He looks like a buffoon and an old fool in his rugged old slippers. He hangs his spectacles on his nose for reading and all his youthful hose; a flexible tube for conveying a liquid, as water, to a desired point; saved for the world too wide. His shank begins to shrink with time; the part of the lower limb in humans between the knee and the ankle; leg. Even his voice begins to descend to a lower tone. In his free time, he

smokes his pipe and whistles his matured melodies.

The last stage is the old-age where he enters his second childhood. It is also the beginning of the end of his eventful history. It is also the stage of oblivion; the state of being completely forgotten or unknown; the state of forgetting or of being oblivious; official disregard or overlooking of offenses; He is without everything; without teeth, eyes and taste.

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